The Philosophy of Taxation and Public FinanceSpringer Science & Business Media, 2011 M06 27 - 313 páginas Most public finance books are texts, which are aimed at undergraduate or graduate students. They are overly technical in nature and appeal only to a narrow range of bureaucrats and academics. Books on taxation are written for tax practitioners and usually emphasize either what the law is or how to maneuver through the labyrinth of tax law to minimize taxes for clients. Philosophy books on taxation or public finance simply do not exist. The Philosophy of Taxation and Public Finance is different. It is written in nontechnical language and is aimed to appeal to a wide range of readers, including practitioners, academics and students in the fields of taxation, public finance, economics, law, philosophy and political science as well as general readers who are interested in learning why they are being taxed the way they are. The author addresses the major issues and topics in taxation and public finance and injects them with philosophical insights. He discusses questions such as: |
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... federal government . I was shocked that my government in the land of the free and the home of the brave -- could get away with that . It seemed grossly unfair that people like Sammy could do all the work and take all the risks and then ...
... Federal government projects are notorious for waste and inefficiency . Table 1 shows some examples of how privatization could serve to improve quality and / or reduce costs in the oil tanker maintenance and repair business . These ...
... federal government is the least efficient and most expensive level of government . That being the case , one might argue that the federal government should not do anything at all , since it is the least efficient and most expensive ...
... federal income tax may have their money used to construct a bridge in California , even though they derive no direct benefit for their tax dollars . And they have no right to demand that a bridge be built in New York . All the taxes the ...
... federal government are returned in services , depending on the service.60 The farther away the collecting agency is from the source When Can Taxation be Justified ? 23 Is Taxation Theft? Should Accountants and Attorneys be Punished for ...
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and Abetting Tax Evasion? | 41 |
Christian Views on Tax Evasion | 55 |
Tax Evasion in Islam | 66 |
9 | 75 |
10 | 82 |
The Void for Vagueness Doctrine | 89 |
Earmarking Taxes | 162 |
The Supermajority Requirement | 171 |
Should Taxes be Visible or Hidden? | 179 |
22 | 193 |
23 | 214 |
25 | 223 |
The Tax System of a Free Society | 267 |
References 277 | 276 |
Is Tax Competition Harmful? | 105 |
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121 | 139 |
17 | 154 |
Name Index | 301 |
Estate Gift and Inheritance Taxes | 309 |